Edmund Knox | |
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Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora | |
In office 1831–1834 | |
Bishop of Limerick,Ardfert and Aghadoe | |
In office 1834–1849 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1772 |
Died | 1849 |
Nationality | Irish |
Alma mater | Trinity College,Dublin |
Edmund Knox (1772 – 3 May 1849) was an absentee Irish bishop in the mid 19th century whose death at the height of the Irish Famine lead to a famously critical leading article in The Times. [1]
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